GR20160100528A - Floor or wall-mounted structure for the reuse and fixing of plastic supermarket bags - Google Patents

Abstract

Novelty: a bag-retaining structure-mechanism destined for the reuse and fixing, in the opened condition, of plastic supermarket bags is disclosed. Technical features: the invention comes in two types: the floor and the wall-mounted bag-retaining mechanism composed of two parallel facing handles 4 fixed on two parallel horizontal members 2 and of a slopping projection (a tensioner) set under said handles 4. The bag remains in the full-opened condition without displacement or sliding hazards caused by the load of the refuse contained therein. Plural bags may be retained by the invented mechanism for preventing the potential leak of watery content, which bags can be removed together or separately , with a single movement. For lesser volume, the wall-mounted mechanism is composed of one single member. One single mould is required for the construction of both versions. Advantages: the invented bag-retaining mechanism exhibits small volume and least weight for easy storage, packaging and transport; mass scale production is favored.

Description

DESCRIPTION

FLOOR AND WALL-MOUNTED RECEIVER FOR THE SUPPORT AND RE-USE OF SUPERMARKET PLASTIC BAGS

The invention refers to a plastic bag holder for supporting them in a fully open position, which favors, facilitates and aims at the recycling and reuse of supermarket plastic bags (16) with handles (17), as a waste basket. The plastic bag holder consists of two handles opposite and parallel to each other (4), which are supported by two parallel horizontal legs (2), in the middle of which and below the handles, there is respectively an inclined projection ("tensor" ) (5) downwards. The holder for supporting plastic bags works in the form of a floor self-supporting version, or a wall hanging version.

In the floor version of the invention (Drawing 2), its body consists of two identical "P" shaped frames (1). Each frame (1) has a horizontal leg (2) and two vertical parallel legs (3). At the top of the horizontal leg (2) is the handle (4) for receiving and supporting the handle of the bag, and at the bottom and middle of the horizontal leg (2) is the downward sloping projection (tensioner) (5 ), to which this handle is anchored. In the middle of each vertical leg (3) there is a frame (6, 7), one is recessed (6) and the other is raised (7). The two identical "P" shaped frames (1) are mounted in a mirrored cross position and are connected together with the frame projection (7) of one resting and snapping into the corresponding frame recess (6) of the other, to create a self-supporting system for receiving and supporting the bag (16). At the ends of the horizontal leg of each frame, sockets (8) are incorporated for the addition of a cap (9).

In the wall-mounted version of the invention (Drawing 4), its body consists of a single horizontal frame in the shape of a "P" (10), in the two parallel legs (11) of which the two parallel handles (4) are respectively integrated in the upper part and facing each other and in the lower part in the middle of them and under each handle respectively the inclined projection ("tensor") (5) pointing downwards. This frame (10) at the end of each leg has shaped bases ("feet") (12) that allow it to be screwed and installed hanging on vertical surfaces (walls, cabinets, etc.). The ends of the horizontal leg also incorporate sockets (8) for the addition and support of a lid (9). In the wall-mounted version of the invention (Drawing 5) the reception and support of the bag can also work with a single leg (13) for less volume, in which only one handle (4) is integrated with a single corresponding inclined projection (tensioner) ( 5) (facing downwards), with an additional upward projection in front of the handle (anchor) (14), which suspends and supports the handle of the bag. This single leg (13) at its two ends has bases ("feet") (12) that allow it to be screwed and installed hanging on vertical surfaces (walls, cabinets, etc.), while the bag (16) rests in a stable and easy way, without of course being in full extension and open position, occupying less space than its previous wall-mounted version. This version of the wall socket (Figure 5) facilitates its installation and use in small spaces, such as cupboards, caravans etc.

Plastic bags with handles, mainly from supermarkets, are already being recycled and reused as waste and garbage bags, and for their reception there are various bins or stands in various shapes and designs. For this use, the bags are attached to the bin or to bases in order to be supported in an open position. The usual problem is that their adjustment is not done in a stable way, with the result that the bag shifts, slides and comes out of its place easily. In order to keep the bag in an open position and at the same time to be stable, the bins or stands that are made are more complex and the installation or removal of the bag becomes a process if not complicated, complex and tedious for the user. Furthermore, one of the most common problems with using garbage bags is that the garbage can be watery and drip from the bag, risking soiling the area. This problem exists both when using them for littering, and when replacing the bag when it is full of litter. Also, another problem, which is mainly encountered in the floor-standing form of bag receptacles, but several times also in their wall-mounted form, is that they usually consist of a multitude of parts and components, the manufacture and assembly of which can be more expensive and complex, in proportion to the product and the purpose it serves, therefore their mass production becomes unprofitable. Finally, the floor stands that exist today for bag reuse are more bulky and heavy, and their use, storage and transport become particularly dysfunctional.

The present invention relates to a supermarket bag holder of original construction design, whereby an innovative way is created in which the bag (16) is supported and held in a fully open position. In particular, the handles (17) of the bag pass around the 2 opposite handles (4) of the receptacle and downwards "anchor" and oppose the protrusion (tensor) (5) located below them, which provides the required resistance. The result of this is that there is no risk of displacement and sliding of the bag (16) from its support position, when the weight of its contents increases due to the throwing of waste. On the contrary, as the weight increases with the throwing of waste, the resistance of the grip on the tensioner (5) and the handle (4) is maximized and becomes more intense and the binding of the bag tighter and more robust, resulting in a more stable support on the bag while it is kept in a fully open position. One of the advantages of this invention is that the stability in supporting and maintaining the bag (16) in an open position results from the bag itself (16) and the way it is hung from its handles (17) at the specific points of the receiver (handles (4) and tensioner (5) ), without the need for additional complex components and mechanisms on it.

Also, due to the design and method of mounting, more than one bag can be placed and stacked on the receptacle mounting mechanism at the same time, one inside the other and kept in a fully opened position and ready for use. This has two main advantages. In principle, the replacement of the bag in the event that it is full is done in a single movement, since after the removal of the last bag, the rest of the bags placed in a fully open position and ready for use remain empty below. Secondly, in case the contents of the bag are watery, which is particularly common when used for throwing waste, a seal is created, since by placing several bags one inside the other, multiple layers are created that prevent possible leakage of liquids, while providing the possibility of removing all the installed bags, also in a single move and in a simple way, keeping the aqueous content trapped in more than one bag and excluding the possibility of leakage even when changing the bag.

The present invention aims to provide a holder for supporting bags with handles (4), which bags (16) will be able to be placed and removed from their receiving position in a very simple way, while at the same time their support is absolutely stable, completely excluding possible displacement, sliding or unhooking of the bag from the support position. Due to its construction design, the cost of manufacturing such a product is greatly reduced compared to other products through which supermarket bags are reused and recycled (waste bins, bases, etc.), while its construction is particularly simple, as is the simple assembly of the floor and the installation of the wall version. This minimizes both the packaging volume of the product and its weight. Also, as a consequence of the above, no additional fittings or parts are needed in the receptacle, which are used to support the bag and keep it in an open position. This keeps the manufacturing cost of the invention at very low levels. Specifically, for the construction of the receptacle in all its versions (Drawing 2, 4 and 5) the use of a single mold is required. Even in the floor version (Drawing 2), the product consists of two frames (1), which are identical. Therefore, a single mold is required for their creation and configuration. Their construction material can be plastic, polyester or metal (with a round cross-section) or a combination of these materials, e.g. metal leg and plastic cap, but without any limitation on these materials. These frames are mounted in a criss-cross pattern and are connected by a simple system - a recessed (6) and recessed (7) frame method, which rests and snaps into one another, creating a self-supporting system to support the bag in a fully open position . The frame at the connection creates complete rigidity and stability, regardless of how much the load on the receiver will be from the weight of a full bag.

An additional advantage of the floor version of the invention (Figure 2), compared to existing floor products, is that its assembly-disassembly is very easy. In addition, due to the design, the construction material and the fact that the receiver is self-supporting, it still remains light and small in volume and very handy and easy to use, transport and store. This makes it ideal and fully functional for use in very small spaces, such as under offices, in tents or caravans, in outdoor shops or even next to supermarket checkouts, to facilitate the placing of purchased products in bags.

Both in the floor version (Drawing 2) and in the two wall-mounted versions (Drawing 4 & 5) the volume and packaging cost of the receptacle is minimized and in combination with the low cost of the materials (plastic-polyester) and its construction, as is formed using a single mold, it is favored for its manufacture and use on a mass scale.

Also, the container becomes ideal for use in the separation of recyclable materials, since, due to the minimized volume and cost of the product, more than one can easily be used and placed next to each other, to serve the above purpose.

In addition, due to the shaped sockets at corresponding points on the edges of the socket, both on the floor (Figure 2) and in its double wall version (Figure 4), it is possible to add a lid (9), which "clips" and opens and closes with very easy and simple way, in order to effectively isolate the odors that may emerge from the waste in the bag. By adding a cover (9) to the receptacle, it is possible to use it for advertising or social purposes (as long as it is used in public places), since small messages (slogans) or even small illustrations and logos. The invention, its application method and its various versions are described below and with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of one of two identical interlocking "P" shaped mirror frames that make up the floor receptacle.

Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view and how the two mirror frames are attached to each other and the lid to "set up" the tabletop receptacle.

Figure 3 shows the floor version of the bag holder, set up with the fitted lid in the closed position and the bag installed.

Figure 4 illustrates a perspective side view of the wall (hanging) version of the bag holder.

Figure 5 shows the wall (hanging) version of the bag holder, bolted to a vertical surface, with the fitted lid in the open position and the bag installed.

Figure 6 illustrates a perspective view of the wall mounted version of the single leg bag holder

ANALYTICALLY:

Figure 1 shows one of the two identical P-shaped frames (1), which make up the body of the floor version of the invention. Each frame (1) has a horizontal leg (2) and two vertical parallel legs (3). At the top of the horizontal leg (2), there is the handle (4) for receiving and supporting the handle (17) of the bag (16) and at the bottom and middle of the horizontal leg (2) an inclined projection (tensor) (5) downwards, to which the handle (17) of the bag (16) anchors. In the middle of each vertical leg (3), there is a frame, one is recessed (6) and the other is recessed (7) respectively. At the ends of each horizontal leg (2) of the frame are integrated sockets (8) for the addition and support of a lid.

Figure 2 illustrates how the two identical "P" shaped frames (1) are mounted in a mirrored cross position and connected together with the frame projection of one (7) snapping into the frame recess of the other (6) to the self-supporting and folding system was created to receive and support the bag in an open position. At the ends of each horizontal leg of each frame, sockets (8) are integrated for the addition of a lid (9).

Figure 3 shows the floor version of the bag holder "set up" with the bag (16) positioned and supported in a fully open position and with the fitted lid (9) closed. Each of the handles (17) of the bag (16) are fastened around the corresponding handle (4) of the receptacle and downwardly anchored below it to the corresponding inclined projection (tensioner) (5). In this way, the handles (17) of the bag (16) find resistance to the tensioner (5) and are fixed in a stable manner without the risk of displacement and sliding of the bag (16), while the main part of the bag (16) hangs between the two handles (4), which keep the handles (17) facing each other and at a distance from each other, with the result that the bag (16) remains in an open position so that various objects can easily be thrown into it. As the weight of the bag (16) increases, so does the resistance of the bag handles (17) to the tensioner (5) and as a result tightens the handles (4), but also the connecting frames (6 & 7) on the floor receptacle , and therefore the support of the bag becomes more and more stable, robust and durable. The cap (9) for blocking odors is simply clicked (click method) into the relevant slots (8) located at the ends of each horizontal leg (2), with the possibility of easy use and detachment of it from the floor bag holder .

Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of the wall-mounted version of the bag holder, which consists of a single horizontal frame in the shape of "P" (10), in the two parallel legs of which (11), the two handles are respectively integrated in the upper part ( 4) facing each other and in the lower part in the middle of them and under each handle respectively a sloping projection (tensor) (5) pointing downwards. This frame (10) at the end of each leg (11) has shaped bases ("feet") (12) that allow it to be screwed with screws (15) and installed hanging on various vertical surfaces. And in this version also at the edges of the frame (10) slots (8) are integrated for the addition and support of a lid (9). As in the floor version, so in this wall version of the bag holder, the system and method of supporting the bag is the same, i.e. each of the handles (17) of the bag (16) are fixed around the corresponding handle ( 4) of the receptacle and facing downwards anchor below it to the corresponding inclined projection (tensioner) (5). In this way, the handles (16) of the bag (17) find resistance to the tensioner (5) and are firmly fixed without the risk of displacement and sliding of the bag (16), while its main part hangs between the two handles (4) , which keep the handles facing each other and at a distance from each other, as a result of which the bag remains fully open to easily drop various objects into it. As the weight of the bag (16) increases, so does the resistance of the handles (17) of the bag (16) to the tensioner (5) as a result of which the handles (4) tighten and therefore the support of the bag becomes more and more more stable, robust and durable. The lid (9) for the exclusion of odors snaps in the same simple way (click method) into the relevant slots (8) located at the edges of the horizontal frame (10) with the possibility of easy use, but also of detaching it from the floor bag holder.

Figure 5 illustrates a perspective view of the wall-mounted version of the bag holder with a single leg (13), which facilitates the use of the invention in places where space is at a minimum, such as for example inside small cupboards. In this single leg (13), only one handle (4) is incorporated. Under the handle (4), in the middle (13) and the lower side of this leg there is an inclined projection (tensioner) (5) pointing downwards, while at the top there is an inclined projection pointing upwards (anchor ) (14). This single leg (13) has bases ('feet') (12) at both ends that allow it to be screwed with screws (15) and installed hanging on various vertical surfaces.

Figure 6 shows the wall (hanging) version of the single leg bag holder with the bag (16) installed, installed on a vertical surface. One handle (17) of the bag is fastened around the single handle (4) and downwardly anchors below it in the corresponding downward sloping projection (tensioner) (5), while the other handle of the bag (16) , hangs on the upward sloping ledge (anchor) (14). The installation of the receptacle on the vertical surface is done through the foot bases (12) at its edges, which are screwed with screws (15) to the vertical surface.

Claims (6)

1. Receptacle for the support and reuse-recycling of a supermarket plastic bag (16), which consists of two handles (4) opposite and parallel to each other, which rest on two parallel horizontal legs (2), in the middle of which and below the handles (4), there is correspondingly a downward sloping projection (tensor) (5) and is characterized by the fact that the bag (16) is supported on the receptacle by its handles (17), which pass around from the facing handles (4) and pointing downwards they anchor and oppose the "tensioner" (5), located below them, providing the support of the bag (16) with absolute stability and holding it in a fully open position, without there is a risk of displacement during use. Also incorporated into the receptacle are slots (8) for adding and supporting a lid, (9) which has space for pasting and displaying small advertising slogans, social messages, logos and illustrations. 2. A holder for supporting and reusing a plastic bag, which through its original construction design according to claim 1, provides an innovative system and way in which the bag (16) is supported and held in a fully open position and characterized by that the plastic bag holder is either in a tabletop self-supporting version or in a double or single wall hanging version. 3. Plastic bag holder, according to claim 1 and 2, which in its tabletop version consists of two identical "P"-shaped frames (1), on the horizontal leg (2) of which there are respectively the handle (4) in the upper part and the inclined projection (tensor) (5) in the lower part and is characterized by the fact that the two identical "P"-shaped frames (1) are mounted mirror-crossed and connected to each other by the frame projection of one (6 ) to snap into the corresponding frame recess of the other (7), to create a self-supporting and folding mechanism for receiving and supporting the bag in an open position. Consequently, the receptacle in its floor form is characterized by being small in volume, light, easy to use and easy to use, transport and store. 4. Plastic bag holder, according to claim 1 and 2, which in its wall-mounted version consists of a horizontal frame in the shape of "P" (10), in the two parallel legs of which (11) are integrated opposite and parallel to each other the two handles (4) and below and in the middle of them the corresponding sloping protrusions (tensors) (5) and is characterized by the fact that at the edges of the frame there are molded bases ("foots") (12) that allow it to be installed on vertical surfaces (walls, cabinets, etc.). In addition, its wall-mounted version is also manufactured and operated with a single leg (13) for less bulk, on which is incorporated a single handle (4) with a single corresponding inclined projection (tensor) (5) facing downwards, with the addition of an additional upwardly sloping projection (anchor) (14) in front of the handle (4), on which the free handle (17) of the bag (16) is suspended. 5. A plastic bag holder, according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the stability in supporting the bag (16) results from the bag itself (16) and the way its handles (17) are positioned on the specific points of the receptacle, without the use of additional parts and mechanisms on it, since as the weight of the bag (16) increases with the disposal of waste, the resistance of the bag on the support points of the receptacle (handles (4) and tensioners) is maximized (5) and the support of the bag becomes more and more stable and durable. 6. A plastic bag holder according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that in the bag support system (16) more than one bag is placed and stacked at the same time, one inside the other and kept in a fully open position and ready for use , on the one hand facilitating the immediate and easy replacement and change of these one by one, on the other hand creating complete sealing and isolation of the contents, both in use and replacement of the bag.